Maria’s personal journey includes losing 130 pounds and overcoming lifelong struggles with chronic dieting and disordered eating. This experience gives her message a depth that is both credible and deeply relatable. Today, she combines that lived experience with evidence-based training to help leaders create sustainable change in how they live, lead, and care for their well-being.
Maria is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Distinguished Certified Executive Lifestyle Coach, Licensed Stressmaster Facilitator, and a Certified Master Trainer in Diabetes Prevention through the University of Pittsburgh. With more than a decade of coaching experience, she has supported individuals ranging from blue-collar professionals to C-suite executives.
Her speaking engagements feature signature presentations on resilience, stress mastery, and well-being, including her keynote:
Resilience Reimagined: Rising Stronger Through Grace over Guilt™.
Maria has presented for organizations such as CNX, Consol Energy, Leadership Washington County, and Marion Center Bank. She is known for bringing warmth, authenticity, and practical action steps that empower audiences to make meaningful, lasting changes in both their personal and professional lives.
